REVIEWS:
What’s the read on the latest reissue releases and live performances by classic rock artists? What biopics, movies or documentaries are worth seeing in theaters and at home? What books about rock music and the people who make and work with it are worth reading. Our team also takes a fresh look at notable works in our Album Rewind series
Tom Waits Reissues Five Key LPs: Review
Even those who are less enthralled with his work will have to agree that it takes you to a place you can’t get to any other way.
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Lindsey Buckingham Shines in Concert: 2018 Review
Not long after his departure from Fleetwood Mac, the musician began his own solo tour.
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Billy Joel: ‘The Stranger’—The Breakthrough
The album could be considered a greatest hits, given the fact that several of the songs are still considered essential Joel standards.
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Crossroads Guitar Festival Review: McGuinn, Stills, Mayer & More, But Clapton is Mostly MIA
Other A-list guests at the L.A. show included John McLaughlin, Gary Clark Jr., Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales, Peter Asher, Albert Lee, Samantha FIsh and Sheryl Crow.
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Alice Cooper in Concert: Less Shock, Still Plenty of Rock—Review
Once so provocative, his theatrics now seem much more tame, but with a killer band and classic songs, he still puts on a great show.
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Fleetwood Mac, Live and Flying High: Review
This is consistently remarkable stuff, and serious Mac addicts can be forgiven if they want all the versions they can get.
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Performing Hit After Hit, Chicago Is Still Chicago: Concert Review
The “cool kids” may not have listened to them, but decades after they formed Chicago still delivers the goods.
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‘Smiley Smile’: The Beach Boys Album That Wasn’t Supposed to Be
Their followup to ‘Pet Sounds’ was a quick replacement for an abandoned masterpiece-to-be. Some fans didn’t love it, but in time its reputation has grown.
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Don McLean Keeps Fans Guessing at Pair of 2023 Shows
Don McLean stands apart from everyone, if for no other reason than that there’s never been another song quite like “American Pie.”
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Pretenders’ ‘Relentless’: Winning New Music From One of Rock’s Great Singers
The album’s punchy rockers and lilting ballads uphold Hynde’s reputation as one of rock’s greatest and most emotive vocalists.
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